Label holder for reserve-stock records



N. J. TURNER'.

LABEL HOLDER FOR RESERVE STOCK RECORDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I0. 1921.

Patented @et El, i922..

LABEL HOLDER FR Application filed March 10, 1921.

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Be it known that l, lliivinn J. TURNER, a citizen oiI the United States,residing` at Lincoln. in the county oi Lancaster, State of Nebraska.have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Label Holders torReserve-Stock Records; and l do hereby declare the following to be atull., clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in recording andregistering devices and particularly to devices for recording orregistering mercantile reserve stocks.

rlhe principal object of the invention is to provide a device by meansof which a record can be accurately kept of the amounts of differentarticles of merchandise carried in stock and which will show themerchant, at a glance what articles are in stock. and what articles areout of stock.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved means Jfor mountingthe name of the article of merchandise on the recording device.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the device, showing what articles are instock and what articles are out oitl stock.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal sectional view through thedevice, on the line 2 2 of Figure 1, which passes through certain ot thecovering slides, and the name holder.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the body of the deviceis formedn Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing 10represents a sheet metal plate which forms the base or body ot thedevice. Formed transversely7 through the sheet 10, in parallel pairs,are the slots 11, and printed. or otherwise formed on the portion oi:the sheet,l between each air of slots. and adjacent one end thereof, isa number, letter, or other symbol, representing the character, size, ornumber of the merchandise. A short strip of metal 12, of a widthapproximately one-half the length of the slots, has its ends disposedthrough a pair of slots, and said ends bent toward each sei-iai no.451,297.

other to lie against the .rear face ot the metal siieet, as shown in thesectional view Fip The strip, however, embraces the portion the sheetbetween the slots, sufficiently firm to prevent accidental displacementthercoit` but loosely enough to readily permit the strip to be slippedfrom one end oi" the slots to the other, for the purpose oi covering oryuncovering the symbol on such portion oi the sheet.

The particular use of the device illustrated is for dealers in mensattire, and particularly7 for recording the state or condition oithereserve stoclr with respect to mens collars. @n the portions ot thesheet, between the pairs of slots, are printed the sizes of the collars,and when the sizes are in stock the strip 12 is moved to one end of theslots to expose the size number, but when the reserve stock isexhausted, the strip is slipped to the other end and the number thushidden. This indicates that the reserve stoclr of that particular sizeof collar is exhausted.

ln the center oi"- the upper end of the sheet 10 are formed thevertically aligned pairs ot short slots 13. A long narrow strip of metal14thas its ends passed through the upper slots 13 so as to extendtransversely of the sheet, and its ends bent transversely toward eachother against the back of the sheet. /i second long narrow strip ofmetal 15 has its ends disposed through the lower slots 13, and treatedback of the sheet in the same manner as the ends of the strip 14. llheintermediate portion of the lower edge of the second strip 15 is formedwith a tab 16 which is turned inwardly toward the sheet 10 and upwardly.A card or plate, on which is inscribed the name of the merchandise (inthe present illustration the name ot' the collar), is passed downbetween the sheet 10 and the strips la and 15, with its lower edgeresting on the bight of the upturned tab 16. This tab insures that thecard will not slip down, while the ends of the strips which pass throughthe slots 13 hold the card against longitudinal movement.

It will. ot course, be understood that the name card at the top mighthave Jformed thereon the name of any particular article of merchandise,and the numbers on the sheet, between the slots 11 be any other symbolsrepresenting the character, or quantities of the articles in reservestock. The use of the device in connection with collars serves merely asa concretel instance.

Figure 3 shows the blank from which base .member 10 is formed. .lt willbe noted that the corners are out off obliquely, as shown at 17, andthat the blank iS adapted to be folded on the lines 18, at the ends, andon the lines 19, at the sides, with the result that this doublethickness @t metal around the niarignal edges serves to brace andstrengthen the sheet.

In each corner of the sheet 10 is formed an openingl 10 lor reception ofmeans for securing the sheet to the receptacle or oase containing` thearticles printed on Said sheet.

lVhat is claimed is:

ln a device of the class described, the Combination With a base platehaving a plu- :rae/4,0%

rality of slots, a pair of' strips of bendable material having theirends disposed through certain of the slots and disposed flatly againstthe rear 'tace of the base plate and with the portionsI between theSlots spaced from the front Jface of the plate, one of said stripsbeing` formed with a. tab Which is extended inwardly through another ofthe slots, the strips, between the slots, and the tab, being arranged tosupport a label, card, or the like, with the legend ofthe label visiblebetween the strips In. testimony whereof, I atiix my signature, in thepresence of two Witnesses.

NINIAN J. TURNER.

TVitnesses GEORGE R. MAUN, B. H. S'rms.

